Nam Chiao

Nam Chiao (Thai: น้ำเชี่ยว, pronounced [náːm t͡ɕʰîa̯w]) is a tambon (sub-district) of Laem Ngop District, Trat Province, eastern Thailand.

Geography

The area features foothills, plains and mangrove forests.

Neighboring tambons are (from the north clockwise): Khlong Yai, Nong Sano, Laem Ngop, Khlong Yai.

It is about 9 km (5.5 mi) from Mueang Trat District.[1]

History

Nam Chiao consists of four mubans (villages).The main village is Ban Nam Chiao, a more than 200-year-old community.

Originally, Nam Chiao people were Thai Buddhists. Later, Chinese came to trade by junk and settled there. In the reign of King Rama III, Cham Muslims fled the French suppression from Cambodia to settle there. Nam Chiao then comprised three races and three religions.

Culture

The three houses of worship are Wat (Thai temple), Church, and Masjid are evidence of the district.

Economy

Nam Chiao developed an ecotourism site. The highlight is Saphan Wat Chai (สะพานวัดใจ), an arched bridge over the khlong that is the same height as the three-story building or the spar of a fishing boat. Locals call this bridge the Daredevil Bridge.[2]

Etymology

Its name Nam Chiao means "torrent", referring to a large khlong (canal) that runs through the district. During flooding season the water will flow rapidly that it cannot be sailed.

Administration

Central administration

Nam Chiao is subdivided into four administrative villages

No. Name Thai
01.Ban Tai Khaoบ้านท้ายเขา
02.Ban Nong Yaiบ้านหนองใหญ่
03.Ban Nam Chiaoบ้านน้ำเชี่ยว
04.Ban Tha Praduบ้านท่าประดู่

Local administration

The area of the tambon is shared by local governments.

  • the thesaban tambon (subdistrict municipality) Nam Chiao (เทศบาลตำบลน้ำเชี่ยว)

Local products

References
  1. "ข้อมูลตำบลน้ำเชี่ยว อำเภอแหลมงอบ ตราด" [Information of Nam Chao Subdistrict, Laem Ngop District, Trat]. ThaiTambon (in Thai).
  2. Prakoon Boonynate (story) and Adul Tanthakosai (photographs), ตราดไม่ขาดรัก (Trat is home to us.), Osotho, Vol. 59 Issue 10 (May 2019) Thai: ภาษาไทย
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